Summer’s winding down, but the fun is still in session. From backpack decorating to back-to-school celebrations, kick off the new school year with these free activities across the city.
No To Racism
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Say - No To Racism 📣 ❤️ Opposing hate, inequality, and discrimination ❤️ Justice, dignity, and equality for all ❤️ Be Kind ❤️ Stronger Together ❤️ Anti-War ❤️ F*uk ICE ❤️ F*uk Trump 🚫fascists🚫bigots🚫racists🚫evil🚫maga
September - East & Southeast Asian Heritage Month. This month we carry the stories that crossed oceans, honor the roots that still nourish us, and weave the futures still unfolding. From mountain walls and temple towers to red sails on evening water, every thread belongs. Celebrate the cultures.
Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition ✊🏿 Never again.
Ali Haydor@alihaydor.bsky.social · 2w ago23 August - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Today, we remember the millions of people who suffered through slavery and the slave trade. We honour their strength, courage and fight for freedom. #SlaveTrade #HumanRights #Equality #Freedom
Palestinian commission: Illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank reach 592 by July - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-commission-illegal-israeli-settlements-west-bank-reach-592
Palestinian commission: Illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank reach 592 by July
<article data-history-node-id="446423" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-commission-illegal-israeli-settlements-west-bank-reach-592" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-commission-illegal-israeli-settlements-west-bank-reach-592" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian commission: Illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank reach 592 by July</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The number of illegal Israeli settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank has reached 592 by the end of July, according to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.</p> <p>The sites comprise 192 settlements and 400 outposts, including 231 pastoral outposts. </p> <p>The commission said nearly 780,000 Israeli settlers were living in these settlements: around 333,600 in Jerusalem settlements and 446,400 elsewhere.</p> <p>Israel now controls over about 42 percent of the West Bank, rising to 71 percent of Area C and 91 percent of the Jordan Valley.</p> <p>The foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE condemned Israel's settlement policies in Palestinian territories and said they categorically rejected the Israeli construction called "E1" in the occupied West Bank. </p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="settlements" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="24731301-d031-4cdd-ada1-900c2993a5c3" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images/SettlementsIsrael.9May2014%20%281%29.jpg" width="768" height="512" alt="settlements" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israel controls 42 percent of the occupied West Bank, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission. (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>
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Happening now: A rally is underway in downtown Chicago in support of Keshia Golden, a local mother facing murder charges for fatally stabbing her abusive partner Calvin Sidney, reportedly to defend herself and her-then unborn child after Sidney slammed her head into a kitchen counter, in 2022.
Thousands of people are at Jason Arday’s vigil in Trafalgar Square.
Today, I was back in Floral Park for the Queens India Day Parade — this time as the first Indian American mayor of New York City. It was an experience I will never forget.
Sending love to Jason Arday's family and friends. He was subject of sustained and malicious media attacks which were no doubt more vicious because he was Black. We must now reflect on the impact of a trial by some of the media and online on someone under extreme pressure.
We send our thoughts and solidarity to the family and loved ones of #JasonArday. The right wing press and the far right have orchestrated a racist witch hunt which has produced the most tragic result. 🕯️ Join our vigil for Jason on Monday
Taj Ali “The British media has a problem. It is one of the most socially exclusive professions in Britain, with those from privileged backgrounds overrepresented. They decide what becomes a story and what stays a story. They decide who to scrutinise and who to let off the hook.”
Still gobsmacking that Andy Burnhams response to the deaths from the climate crisis has been to pledge to try & stop the sale of single use barbeques. A monumental mistake. Time to do the right thing. Fund our firefighters & say no to new oil & gas. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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